Knowra Clamator Clamator Clamator is a genus of Old World cuckoos that includes the great spotted cuckoo and the Jacobin cuckoo. Its species are brood parasites, laying eggs in other birds’ nests.
Brood parasitism : A reproductive strategy in which an animal lays eggs in another individual’s nest, shifting parental care to the host. Clamator species reproduce by placing eggs in the nests of other birds.
Great spotted cuckoo : A large, crested cuckoo, Clamator glandarius, native to southern Europe and parts of Africa and western Asia. It is a widely studied species in the genus, especially for its interactions with corvid hosts.
Common cuckoo : A migratory Eurasian cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, whose females lay eggs in other birds’ nests. It is a familiar brood-parasitic cuckoo outside Clamator.
Cuculidae : The bird family containing cuckoos, coucals, koels, malkohas, and related groups. Clamator is classified within this family.
Cuckoo : A bird in the family Cuculidae, a diverse group that includes brood parasites and nonparasitic species. Clamator is one genus within the cuckoo family.
Jacobin cuckoo : A crested cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus, found across parts of Africa and southern Asia. It is another familiar member of Clamator and a seasonal migrant in parts of its range.
Greater roadrunner : A large, ground-dwelling cuckoo, Geococcyx californianus, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Unlike Clamator, it is a New World cuckoo that builds its own nest.
Cuculiformes : The bird order that includes the cuckoo family Cuculidae. This order is the broader taxonomic placement of Clamator.
Old World : A biogeographic term for Africa, Europe, and Asia, contrasted with the Americas as the New World. The genus belongs to the Old World fauna.
Pied crested cuckoo : A black-and-white crested cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus, also called the Jacobin cuckoo. This common name highlights the same species’ contrasting plumage.
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